configuration


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
configuration /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃ(ə)n, -gjʊ-/
noun
  • 1 an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form or figure.

    Computing an arrangement or manner of interconnection of items of computer hardware or software.

    Chemistry the fixed three-dimensional relationship of the atoms in a molecule.

  • 2 Psychology another term for gestalt.
– derivatives
configurational adjective.
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